Campus & Community

UA Student News for Feb. 23, 2010

DATES TO REMEMBER Today Amy Pleasant, visiting artist, 203 Garland Hall, 6 p.m. Fashion Rocks and So Does My Body, Ferguson Student Center Theater, 7 p.m. Feb. 24 Bone marrow drive to benefit Blaise and Madeline Finnegan, Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house and Sorority Row, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. NSBE open forum with BFSA, 126 H.M.

UA Student News for Feb. 16, 2010

DATES TO REMEMBER Feb. 17 Hunger banquet, Ferguson Student Center East Dining Room, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18 Brown-bag lunch addressing HOPE Initiative, 360 Ferguson Student Center, 12:30 p.m. ‘Grate’ American Sleep Out, northeast section of the Quad across from Lloyd Hall, 8 p.m. Women’s basketball vs. Tennessee, Coleman Coliseum, 8 p.m. Feb. 19 Women’s gymnastics

UA Student News for Feb. 9, 2010

DATES TO REMEMBER Feb. 10 Short and sweet résumé critiques, 336 Ferguson Student Center, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 11 Scholarship Date Auction, the Zone in Bryant-Denny Stadium, 7 p.m. Short and sweet résumé critiques, 336 Ferguson Student Center, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 12 Capstone Hero award nominations due 4 p.m. Women’s gymnastics hosts the University

UA Ranks 10th in Enrollment of National Merit Scholars

The University of Alabama ranks 10th among more than 600 public universities nationwide in the enrollment of National Merit Scholars for 2009-2010 with 103 scholars in the fall 2009 freshman class. The ranking also places UA 24th among more than 2,400 universities when both public and private institutions are included.

UA Student News for Feb. 2, 2010

DATES TO REMEMBER Today SGA State of the School Address, Ferguson Student Center Theater, 6 p.m. Feb. 3 Brown Bag Lecture with Dr. Bebe Barefoot, 308 Manly Hall, 12:30 p.m. Feb. 4 Men’s Basketball vs. University of Florida, Coleman Coliseum, 6 p.m. Feb. 5 McCollough Medical Scholars Forum, 1004 Shelby Hall, check-in and registration, 3:30

UA Student News for Jan. 26, 2010

DATES TO REMEMBER Today Foresight meeting, 360 Ferguson Student Center, 6 p.m. Relay For Life registration, 309 Ferguson Student Center, 6-10 p.m. Jan. 27 The Washington Experience, 336 Ferguson Student Center, 5:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. LSU, Coleman Coliseum, 7 p.m. Jan. 30 Men’s Tennis vs. Arizona, Tennis Complex, 1 p.m. Jan. 31 Women’s Basketball

For Second Straight Year, UA’s PR Program Ranked Among Top Five by PRWeek Magazine

The University of Alabama’s public relations program is among the top five PR Education Programs in the United States, according to national rankings produced and published in PRWeek magazine. This is the second straight year that UA’s PR program has been recognized for being one of the top programs.

UA Student News for Jan. 19, 2010

DATES TO REMEMBER Jan. 20 Phi Sigma Pi informational session, 313 Ferguson Student Center, 6 p.m. National Pan-Hellenic Council Convocation, Biology Building Auditorium, 7 p.m. Jan. 21 Alpha Delta Chi informational meeting, 301 Ferguson Student Center, 8 p.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS Haitian and Haitian-American students on campus are encouraged to contact the Community Service Center for assistance

UA Student News for Jan. 12, 2010

DATES TO REMEMBER Jan. 13 Get on Board Day, Ferguson Student Center Ballroom, 10 a.m.–3 p.m. Brown Bag Lecture Series, 308 Manly Hall, 12:30 p.m. Jan. 15 Foster Auditorium Plaza renovation comments due Honor societies applications due Jan. 16 National Championship Celebration, Bryant-Denny Stadium, 2 p.m. Jan. 17 Student Alumni Association applications due ANNOUNCEMENTS The

UA Professor Begins $5.6 Million Study of Treatment for Tinnitus Among Military Personnel

A University of Alabama researcher is embarking on a $5.6 million phase-three, randomized, controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of an innovative treatment that uses a noise-generating device, along with counseling, to alleviate the debilitating effects of tinnitus – that ringing in the ears that drives some people to distraction.